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GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Species Code: SPBEE

Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. © NatureMapping Program + enlarge map Predicted breeding range = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat   Fact Sheet: Basic | Advanced | Species Comparison Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project.   Observations | GAP map

Habitat

Entered Washington from the south about 1912 and has spread north to the Yakima area. Habitat use in Washington now includes oak/grassland, grassland, pasture, and alfalfa fields if they are near rock outcrops or talus.

Core in all the zones in which it occurs: the steppe zones in Klickitat, Yakima, and Kittitas Counties, and Oak, Ponderosa Pine, Willamette Valley, and Western Hemlock zones. Good habitats include, bare ground, riparian, pastures, non-forested, and open forest.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
Design by Tim Knight